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What is the required GMAT, GRE score or waiver condition?

An official and competitive GMAT or GRE score, no more than five years old by date of application (there is no exception to this requirement, except for those individuals who have a doctoral degree, such as a PhD, MD or Juris Doctor).

There is no waiver of GMAT or GRE for applicants who have earned other Masters degrees.

The school's current admitted average GMAT score is 600. Please review the list of GMAT Program Codes.

The average admitted GRE score is 320 (1240 based on the old scoring system). Our GRE School Code is R6897.

What is the school code for submitting my GMAT or GRE score?

What is the required TOEFL or IELTS score?

For all international applicants, an official English proficiency exam score, no more than two years old from the date of application, from one of three testing services is required. We accept the TOEFL (minimum 80 IBT), IELTS (minimum 6.5), and the Pearson Test of English (PTE, minimum 67). Our institutional TOEFL code is 6897.

Can I waive my TOEFL?

There are only two waivers of this requirement for international applicants:

International applicants who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in the United States is waived from submitting the English proficiency score.

I have a degree from a US university. Do I need to submit a TOEFL score?

No. International applicants who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in the United States is waived from submitting the English proficiency score.

What is the required GPA for graduate admission?

The applicant's GPA from his/her last 60 semester credit hours will be used as a part of the admission committee’s review for competitiveness for admission (currently, the average admitted GPA is a 3.3).

What are the required official documents for admission?

Local applicants must submit official transcripts from all U.S. based colleges and universities attended, including any graduate program in which the applicant was enrolled for admission. These transcripts must be certified, signed or stamped official by the university’s Registrar Office.

International applicants and U.S. citizen and permanent resident applicants with an international degree must submit an official attested photocopy of academic documents such as a transcript, diploma, mark sheets, provisional degree certificate and or your final degree certificate, in a school sealed envelope with the school seal stamped on the back side of the envelope (see a list of examples of required academic documents needed).

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What is the guaranteed tuition?

UT Dallas offers a guaranteed tuition plan, so whatever the semester credit hour rate is when you come into your program that will not change during your program. This guaranteed tuition plan is valid for 12 consecutive semesters for new incoming students enrolled for the first time during the fall 2014, spring 2015 or summer 2015 terms. Example: For a student whose first semester of enrollment was fall 2014, this plan will expire after the Summer 2018 term.

Is Calculus a prerequisite for my program?

Prerequisite knowledge in calculus is a requirement for the Professional MBA, Professional MBA Online and all MS programs except MS Marketing, MS Healthcare Management, MS International Management Studies, MS Information Technology Management and MS Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Applicants need to have earned a "B" or better in calculus or its equivalent to satisfy the prerequisite. Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement may be admitted but will need to satisfy the prerequisite within the first semester of UT Dallas course work, by taking OPRE 6303 (Quantitative Foundations of Business.)

MS Finance program requires basic statistics as a program prerequisite. Students who have not meet the basic statistics prerequisite will need to complete OPRE 6301 to complete the basic statistics requirement for the MS Finance Program.